Acts 10:1-22 ▼

1 And a certain man in Caesarea, by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian,

2 devout, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many alms to the people, and praying to God always;

3 saw openly in a vision about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius.

4 And he looking upon him, and being afraid, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayer and thine alms have come up for a memorial before God.

5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for a certain Simon, who is called Peter:

6 he is lodging with a certain Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea.

7 And when the angel speaking to him went away, calling two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of those who waited on him continually;

8 and having related all things to them, he sent them away to Joppa.

9 And on the following day, they traveling, and drawing nigh the city, Peter went up on the house to pray about the sixth hour.

10 And he became hungry, and wished to eat: but they getting it ready, an ecstasy came on him,

11 and he saw the heaven open, and a certain vessel like a great sheet came down, and resting upon the earth with four rope ends:

12 in which were all quadrupeds, and creeping things of the earth, and birds of the heaven.

13 And a voice came to him, Arising, Peter, slay, and eat.

14 And Peter said, By no means, Lord, because I never was in the habit of eating anything unconsecrated and unclean.

15 And the voice again the second time came to him, Whatsoever things God has cleansed, do not count unclean;

16 and this took place the third time; and immediately the vessel was received up into the heaven.

17 And while Peter was at a loss within himself, as to what the vision he saw might be, behold, the men having been sent by Cornelius, making inquiry for the house of Simon, stood at the gate,

18 and having called, they were asking, if Simon, called Peter, lodges there.

19 And Peter meditating concerning the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, men are seeking thee;

20 but rising up, come down, and go with them, doubting nothing: because I have sent them.

21 And Peter having come down to the men, said, Behold, I am he whom you are seeking: what is the cause on account of which you are present?

22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a man righteous and fearing God, and being of good report by all the nation of the Jews, was warned by a holy angel to send for thee to come into his house, and to hear words with thee.